UK-CAN Relations

[Jamie]

GOV.UK

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Dear Prime Minister Harrington (Nathan ),

I am writing to you in my capacity as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to explore avenues for strengthening bilateral relations between the United Kingdom and Canada, particularly in light of what I perceive as a period of relatively limited engagement between our two nations in recent years.

I see now as an opportunity to explore bilateral relations and, depending on your thoughts, seek closer cooperation and collaboration. I would welcome the opportunity to identify appropriate channels through which we might engage in further discussion, gain a deeper understanding of your government’s foreign policy priorities and interests, and explore where our two countries may be able to support and benefit one another.

Please let me know if this is of interest, and I would be pleased to take the conversation forward at your convenience.

Kind Regards,
Alistair Shaw
Deputy Prime Minister

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[Nathan]

From: John Harrington Prime Minister

To: Alistair Shaw Jamie

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Dear Deputy Prime Minister Shaw, Thank you for your correspondence. It is true that there has been limited correspondence between our two nations within recent years - especially seeing that we both share the same Head of State this is a huge missed opportunity. I am unfortunately unable to meet with you directly due to pre-planned arrangements. However, I would like to offer a meeting with our Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Finance, Julian Harrow. We would be most willing to welcome you to a bilateral meeting in Ottawa, or alternatively Julian would be most amenable to visiting you in London. We have a broad range of topics we would like to discuss. Look forward to hearing back from you. Yours Sincerely, John Harrington